# Why is Saudi Arabia killing a journalist such a big issue

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 12, 2018, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-saudi-arabia-killing-a-journalist-such-a-big-issue/822880 "2018-10-12T22:09:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-saudi-arabia-killing-a-journalist-such-a-big-issue/822880/121 "2025-11-18T19:42:35Z")

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And naturally:

**Trump defends Saudi crown prince over question about killing of Khashoggi**

[https://www.npr.org/2025/11/18/nx-s1-5612504/trump-saudi-arabia-mbs-khashoggi](https://www.npr.org/2025/11/18/nx-s1-5612504/trump-saudi-arabia-mbs-khashoggi)

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-saudi-arabia-killing-a-journalist-such-a-big-issue/822880/122 "2025-11-19T04:25:52Z")

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_“Things happen”_

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**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-saudi-arabia-killing-a-journalist-such-a-big-issue/822880/123 "2025-11-19T04:42:04Z")

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I mean, who among us _hasn’t_ murdered and dismembered a man trying to apply for a marriage license while his fiancee sat in the car outside and then disposed of the body in a series of suitcases so it could never be found?

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**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-saudi-arabia-killing-a-journalist-such-a-big-issue/822880/124 "2025-11-19T09:08:15Z")

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Trump did grow up in a city famous for concrete outerwear, so it’s not surprising.

And international politics can mean that morally purist principles (should one have any) tend to take the back seat - or even be left off the bus.

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**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-saudi-arabia-killing-a-journalist-such-a-big-issue/822880/125 "2025-11-19T16:01:56Z")

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Besides, they have all that oil, and all that money. How can we possibly shun them for one little (horrible) murder?

/s

Trump and the prince make a pretty pair, each eying the other like a wolf eyes a sheep. In any contest between them, my money is on the prince.

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